TRIAL of 11 men accused of murdering a man at Malaisu Village in south Guadalcanal in 2020 will commence today in the High Court.
Dudley Garebola, 22, Joshua Garebola, 36, John Mare, 22, Peter Rangia, 22, Patrick Ngelea Vasihara, 22, Patterson Sora, 24, Risi Sirovimate 23, Gray Rai, 23, Devenold Tagobola, 19, Jamin Saroa 20 and a young man who was 18 years old at the time of the alleged offending are jointly charged with murder.
The hearing of evidences into this murder case will be conducted before Justice Maelyn Bird.
The murder case relates to an allegation on the night between March 19 and 20 March 2020 along the road between Sughu Village and Malaisu Village.
It was alleged that prior to the incident, the group of the accused and the deceased attended a church programme at Sughu Anchorage, in the Talise Ward.
After the church programme, the group of the accused allegedly approached the deceased about a sorcery related matter that occurred recently where a man died from their village.
It is alleged that the suspects dragged the deceased to Malaisu Village where they attacked him, resulting in severe multiple wounds that allegedly caused the death of the deceased.
The deceased and another victim were taken to Avuavu Clinic for medical treatment where the deceased died.
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN
Solomon Star, Honiara
